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Cadzao Posted 19 years ago
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summon tradition in their support

0Max Otto wrote:02br
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00"Still, it is not impossible to classify philosophies on the basis of similarities in their interpretation of the world and thier attitude toward fact and value. At least four interpretations or world views appear in the Platonic dialogues and no doubt could 01b01u00even when they were written02u02b00 01b01font00summon tradition in their support02font02b00. These four have persisted or have been revived again and again and are "living hypotheses" today."02br
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00What does the author mean by "even when they were written" and by "summon tradition in their support?"02br
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00Please help!02br
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1b 01font 00even when they were written = in spite of the fact that they were written so long ago02font 02b 02br 02br 01b 01font 00summon tradition in their support = use past ideas as proof of their validity02font 02b 0-

— Philip

  • 1b 01font 00even when they were written = in spite of the fact that they were written so long ago02font 02b 02br 02br 01b 01font 00summon tradition in their support = use past ideas as proof of their validity02font 02b 0-
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1b01font00even when they were written = in spite of the fact that they were written so long ago02font02b02br
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01b01font00summon tradition in their support = use past ideas as proof of their validity02font02b0-
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0 My reading is a bit different:02br
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01i00These four interpretations or world views by Plato could01b00 appeal/summon/use02b00 tradition in their support even at the time when they were written. 02i0-
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